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County of Santa Cruz has launched a public-facing dashboard allowing the community to explore one of the major issues facing the community: housing costs and how they impact homelessness. Since 1980, the County has added 80,000 people but only 26,000 housing units, leading to increases...

Take a landmark in the San Lorenzo Valley like Roaring Camp Railroads, add some beer, bluegrass music, Thomas the Train and fabulous fall fun, and you’ve got a month to remember in Felton. This weekend, sounds of the fourth annual Brewgrass Festival will fill the...

San Lorenzo Valley High School’s Theatre Department presents “The Comedy of Terrible Errors,” written by Don Zolidis, this October. This comedy, based on William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” is directed by San Lorenzo Valley seniors Mary Calden and Marcus Spracklen and is presented Oct....

On Tuesday night, the Scotts Valley Unified School District designated September as Attendance Awareness Month as part of an effort to crack the whip, gently, on students who haven’t been showing up to school. As Scotts Valley skews affluent, schools here don’t get as much...

Library talk features county’s geology A presentation called “What's Shaking Santa Cruz County?” is set for Saturday, Sept. 30, at 1pm at the Boulder Creek Public Library. Led by speaker Poppageno, the short talk will discuss the geology of Santa Cruz County. Find out where...

For 50 years, the Tyrolean Inn in Ben Lomond was the home to all things German in the San Lorenzo Valley. From schnitzel to spaetzle, the former restaurant was THE place for locals to celebrate Oktoberfest from mid-September to early October. With the October 2022...

Santa Cruz Mountain Sol Festival organizers say they raised thousands of dollars over the weekend to support a pair of local groups who helped make the event a resounding success. Santa Cruz Derby, a local roller derby group, and Santa Cruz County Long Term Recovery...

When Bakersfield resident Maria Rios started laying the groundwork for a Santa Cruz County expansion of her flower company, she booked a room at Masood’s Lodge in Boulder Creek so she could teach Watsonville-based Jorge Cervantes and his mom the tricks of the trade. At...

The Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau’s 46th Annual Apple Pie Baking Contest was held at the Santa Cruz County Fair on Sept. 13. There were almost 40 apple pie entries, and winners were selected for each of the three divisions—Youth, Adult and Masters. Rowena Bacher, of...

Santa Cruz County Horsemen’s Association hosted an open house Saturday at its Graham Hill Road location featuring horseback acrobatics and archery, costumes and a parade with around 20 different breeds. It was a chance for people from across the region to get a glimpse of...